On having to shut down the production for various reasons:

Depp: I don’t know what anyone else’s feelings were at the time in terms of was I going to come back. I wasn’t sure if I wasn’t going to be able to come back. Tim and the production crew were incredibly supportive and just said, "Look at we’re getting calls and..."

Burton: That kind of stuff is very private. All of us, the crew and us, we had positive feelings. We went on we had other things to do. Everything worked out and we moved on.

On Depp's relationship and familiarity with the razors:

Depp: Having worked with sharp objects before, everything was fine until I had to shave someone.

Burton: Can I remind you of one thing? He didn’t have trouble with the razors, he was freaked out by the shaving cream.

Depp: It made me a little nervous.

Burton: Am I right? Was that one of the hardest things to do was lather up Alan Rickman?

Depp: It was one of the most uncomfortable moments of my life, as it would be.

Burton: He said, "I can’t do it, I can’t do it." Poor Alan... He really didn’t enjoy it. So in that sense, I’m sure he probably hated working with me.

Johnny Depp on the next chapter of his film career and a role he'd like to take:

"The Zsa Zsa Gabor story. I’m going to play Zsa Zsa and Eva. No I have no idea. I feel I have been so blessed to have these characters presented to me in my life, I just hope I keep getting jobs. I hope that Tim will keep giving me jobs. I just want to keep trying stuff."

Depp on whether anyone inspired his character in Sweeney Todd

"No, it was probably a combination. Early on we spoke about silent film and so the king of silents, and in the horror genre was Lon Chaney Sr. using him as a great inspiration, Boris Karloff, these classic iconic images of these monsters, Peter Lorre. In terms of sound, it’s hard to say, Iggy Pop maybe. Iggy has a beautiful deep quality to his voice. He’s a real crooner, Iggy."

Depp on his upcoming projects:

"Shantaram is, you know, the project. Basically, because of this writers’ strike and what it may or may not do, you want it to be absolutely perfect. So we put it on hold. We hit pause in that sense and wait till the dust settles. Rum Diary might be all ready to go. We might be able to jump into that."

Depp on the Rum Diary

"Hunter S. Thompson, basically his only novel, it was adapted by Bruce Robinson and he’s going to direct it; his first film in 12 years or something."

Tim Burton on getting into the head an "outsider":

"We don’t really talk about that when you grow up to be kind of a bad child or someone that people look at as strange it becomes part of your psyche. You don’t go out of your way to do that but it’s sort of the effect you’ve had on the people you were around early on. We never talk about that. When we walked into the meeting at the studio, you know, you’re doing an R-rated musical/horror movie with blood in it. It makes you laugh because it seems surreal. It’s nice to have that surreal feeling when you’re making the project."

Burton on how he feels about possibly getting an Oscar nod:

"I know you’re not going to believe it, all I’ve been thinking until yesterday was finishing the film, and I have another week to go to get the prints all right. The joy for me has been the film. I feel lucky to have the opportunity to do this particular project with these particular people. That’s the reward I get is, and I’m trying to bask in the glow of that in the moment. These projects don’t come along in a long time. That’s the most meaningful thing to me are the film and the people I worked at all."

Burton on whether Stephen Sondheim's music washelpful or a deterrence:

"For me it was helpful. He wrote it like a Bernard Herrmann score, and you take away the voices and you strip it away and it’s a great old movie score. It’s a melodramatic story. If you took out the music it would lend itself to those horror movies we talked about. It is very cinematic, and when you listen to the soundtrack, when I first read the script there was less music in it and we put more music into it. When you listen to the soundtrack you get the story by the music. Keep it musical. I thought it was a real plus and a real strength of the piece."

Burton on whether there was pressure in casting Helena Bonham Carter:

"I just had personal pressure. She didn’t put pressure on me, she’s a professional. She’s been an actress for a long time, she gets the picture. She was very good about not over-pressuring me because she knew I was putting it all on that anyway."

Burton on whether he tortured her regarding his decision:

"I definitely tortured, she jumped through more hoops than it would ordinarily be. I wanted to make sure it was right and it was."

Burton: Dancing with the Stars!

Depp: I can’t dance!